College Updates

Governor, Haring Center discuss early childhood and special education

Gov. Jay Inslee welcomed faculty and friends of the Haring Center to the Governor's Mansion on Jan. 6 for a discussion of opportunities to improve the state's special education and early childhood education programs. More »

College of Education alumni are invited to tell stories of their experiences teaching during a Feb. 25 event on campus. More »

Study: Policy designed to help English learners has unintended consequences

Putting high school English language learners in separate content-area classrooms designed to target their linguistic needs can backfire, a new publication by Professor Dafney Blanca Dabach reports, by stigmatizing those same students.

Min Sun: New Faculty Profile

New faculty member Min Sun is already winning recognition for her scholarship as a recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER award, which will support her research into education policy and teacher quality. More »

The politics of education equity: Planning for pushback key to success

Eliminating persistent achievement gaps in America's schools requires educational leaders who can plan for the inevitable pushback that equity-focused policies engender, two UW College of Education professors argue in a new paper.More »

Jessica Rigby: New faculty profile

After starting her career teaching middle and high school English and history, Jessica Rigby turned to research, concentrating on understanding the role of school and district leaders in the implementation of policy, classroom instruction, improving teacher practice and focus on equity. More

Alumni News

College to host reception at 2015 AERA meeting

The UW College of Education will host a reception for alumni and friends during the 2015 American Educational Research Association meeting in Chicago.

Join Interim Dean Deborah McCutchen and the College's faculty and students for this special event on April 18 at the Columbia Yacht Club. The reception will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. about the club chip Abegweit (Abby).

From mentee to mentor and beyond

Doctoral student selected for Council for Exceptional Children program

Doctoral student Jennifer Pierce came to the UW College of Education wanting to make a difference in the field of special education research. That dedication was recently recognized with her selection to the seventh cohort of the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division for Research Doctoral Student Scholars program. More »

Honor Roll

Undergrads study education in Norway, Faculty among most influential education policy academics, Professor's early impact on indigenous education recognized, Paper on UW early college entrance program published, Article outlines how to build a better principalship, CEL to present at national conferences

Ed. School Deans Join Forces to Bolster Teacher Preparation

Professor Ken Zeichner comments on a new effort of education school deans who are banding together with the aim of designing, validating and building support for a coherent set of teacher-preparation experiences.

Pittsburgh Public Schools program turns teachers into pupils

Celebrating hope alongside demonstrations

Ed Taylor '94, vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs and professor of educational policy at the UW College of Education, reflects on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his continuing importance in 2015.

’Twixt Scylla and Charybdis: Navigating the Paradoxes of Data Use, Accountability, and Program Improvement

Professor Cap Peck discusses how UW College of Education researchers have collaborated with AACTE to learn from teacher education programs that have developed strategies for navigating policy tensions related to collecting, reporting and acting on an array of program outcome measures.